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Iceland

Brennisteinsfjoll.

Volcano profile for Brennisteinsfjoll in Iceland, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Crater rows
Elevation
610 m
Last documented eruption
1341
Coordinates
63.933°, -21.783°
GVP number
371040

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No current eruption report

Iceland

Brennisteinsfjoll

Crater rows

Elevation
610 m
Last documented eruption
1341
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
63.933°, -21.783°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
371040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Brennisteinsfjoll · Iceland

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
1341Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1200Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
19 Jun 1000Not available0Confirmed eruption
950Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
910Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
875Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1040 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
2660 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Brennisteinsfjoll · No current eruption report · 610 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Reykjavík Domestic AirportIceland · RKV · BIRK
    23.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Keflavik International AirportIceland · KEF · BIKF
    40.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

HafnarfjordurIceland · 16.7 km

KopavogurIceland · 20.9 km

ReykjavikIceland · 23.2 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC